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US appeals court upholds federal sex trafficking law

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The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday upheld a law that combats online child sex trafficking called the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 (FOSTA). The case is an appeal from the US District Court for the District of Columbia.

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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Thirteen states, the District of Columbia, and the City of Chicago sought leave to intervene on behalf of the petitioners. The district court ruled that EPA was required to conduct such evaluations in October 2016 and set an expedited schedule for EPA’s compliance. 47641-0-II (Wash. June 20, 2017).

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International arbitration, McGirt retroactivity, and anti-discrimination laws

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Oklahoma , the Supreme Court ruled that the eastern half of Oklahoma remains “Indian country” for purposes of the Major Crimes Act , meaning that the federal government, not the state, has authority for prosecuting Native Americans for major crimes committed on reservations. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit upheld the CADA.

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October 2019 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The federal district court for the District of South Dakota temporarily enjoined enforcement of provisions of a riot boosting statute enacted in South Dakota in 2019 in response to anticipated protests of the Keystone XL pipeline. The court said the writer had already availed himself of the remedy offered by D.C.’s

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Federal Court Dismissed Challenge to Executive Order on Reducing Regulation. The federal district court for the Eastern District of California held that more analysis of the impacts climate change would have on a water transfer program for the Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta was required under NEPA.

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Barrett Reloaded? A New Third Circuit Decision Could Prove The Perfect Base For A Second Amendment Blowout

JonathanTurley

The Attorney General of the United States may be one of the most perfectly tailored case for major Supreme Court decision. In ruling that a non-violent tax conviction can result in the denial of gun ownership, the panel presents a clean case to further define the contours of the individual rights recognized in District of Columbia v.

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“Without any Doubt, Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, Beyond any Doubt”: Tribe Declares Trump Committed Attempted Murder

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After the riot, District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine announced that he was considering arresting Trump, Donald Trump Jr., ” ) In other words, the natural and probable consequences doctrine may apply to felony murder, but it is not properly applied to attempted murder. Those are plenty to start with.”.